Import/export HS code 85023920: Turbo-generators

High-speed electric generators powered by turbines. Commonly used in power plants

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  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Spain 5,496,265
United States 4,671,276
Germany 2,100,995
Netherlands 1,646,586
Bahrain 1,011,184

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Spain 3,010,828 2,485,437 -525,391
United States 3,552,650 1,118,626 -2,434,024
Germany 2,078,252 22,743 -2,055,509
Netherlands 600,000 1,046,586 +446,586
Bahrain 0 1,011,184 +1,011,184
France 633,650 260,299 -373,351
New Zealand 0 340,944 +340,944
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 264,161 +264,161
Oman 0 200,000 +200,000
Saudi Arabia 159,638 31,924 -127,714

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
United States 10,132,629
United Kingdom 2,717,167
Germany 2,017,794
France 1,071,707
China 634,830

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
United States 5,888,103 4,244,526 -1,643,577
United Kingdom 508,744 2,208,423 +1,699,679
Germany 2,003,842 13,952 -1,989,890
France 793,131 278,576 -514,555
China 550,719 84,111 -466,608
Netherlands 600,000 0 -600,000
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 264,161 +264,161
Czechia 185,167 0 -185,167
Spain 15,195 0 -15,195
Australia 8,644 0 -8,644

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6
Essex 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Inner London - West 2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 5 +0
Essex 3 1 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 2 +1
Inner London - West 0 2 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 0 -1
East Central Scotland 1 0 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 0 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 0 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,605,030
Air transport 7,683,429
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 380,956

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,901,732 3,703,298 -2,198,434
Air transport 4,661,100 3,022,329 -1,638,771
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,834 368,122 +355,288

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 5,333,869
Eurotunnel 4,492,985
Dover 3,073,809
East Midlands Airport 1,655,775
Killingholme 675,535

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
London Heathrow Airport 3,374,602 1,959,267 -1,415,335
Eurotunnel 2,864,101 1,628,884 -1,235,217
Dover 1,037,502 2,036,307 +998,805
East Midlands Airport 819,283 836,492 +17,209
Killingholme 675,535 0 -675,535
Immingham Docks 600,000 0 -600,000
Purfleet 468,194 0 -468,194
Belfast Port 4,278 296,069 +291,791
London Stansted Airport 250,613 0 -250,613
London 223,404 0 -223,404

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Warehousing and support activities for transportation
7
Air transport
5
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis
3
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
Gas
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 2
2026-04 3
2026-03 3
2026-02 2
2025-11 3

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
54m+ 18
15m-54m 4
1m-15m 4
Other 3
0-1m 1

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Nigeria 6,769,734
Falkland Islands 5,043,479
France 4,244,733
Ireland 4,107,808
United States 3,103,067

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Nigeria 5,551,593 1,218,141 -4,333,452
Falkland Islands 1,258,630 3,784,849 +2,526,219
France 1,512,645 2,732,088 +1,219,443
Ireland 105,791 4,002,017 +3,896,226
United States 1,726,889 1,376,178 -350,711
Spain 1,643,838 1,252,922 -390,916
Bahrain 769,144 1,991,320 +1,222,176
South Africa 12,300 1,093,093 +1,080,793
Papua New Guinea 1,091,982 0 -1,091,982
Netherlands 729,566 49,900 -679,666

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 14,860,619
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,099,930
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,416,582
Other 3,612

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Air transport 4,725,580 10,135,039 +5,409,459
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,695,825 7,404,105 +3,708,280
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,075,772 2,340,810 -4,734,962
Other 2,978 634 -2,344

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,602,088
London 5,134,135
Brize Norton 5,043,479
London Heathrow Airport 4,856,215
Liverpool Docks 3,430,158

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,764,370 2,837,718 +73,348
London 5,097,135 37,000 -5,060,135
Brize Norton 1,258,630 3,784,849 +2,526,219
London Heathrow Airport 1,616,888 3,239,327 +1,622,439
Liverpool Docks 20,210 3,409,948 +3,389,738
Aberdeen Airport 509,999 1,958,423 +1,448,424
London Gateway Port 672,571 1,561,907 +889,336
East Midlands Airport 705,963 804,725 +98,762
Southampton 1,345,763 26,500 -1,319,263
Felixstowe 333,446 765,303 +431,857

Quick facts

HS code: 85023920

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: High-speed electric generators powered by turbines. Commonly used in power plants